Next month is our Follett Book Fair on campus. The theme this year is Superheroes! The Book Fair will then be open November 4-8, 8am-5pm in the SAC.

Get in the holiday spirit a little early! Holiday Greenery bow making volunteers are needed on Wednesday, November 20, at 8:30am in the SAC. No experience necessary, we'll show you the ropes while accompanied by the scent of pine needles.

SCA guest speaker: Kelly Venuti, LMHC of Vitality Counseling, Certified Brain Health Coach. Tips on how to support an anxious child and learn when to seek help.

The Box Tops for Education program has now gone digital! All you need to do is download the Box Tops for Education app, search for Shorecrest (easiest way to is search by zip code – 33703), and scan in your receipt that contains qualifying Box Tops products within 14 days of purchase.

SCA Greenery sales are now closed. Orders will be available for pickup or delivery the week after Thanksgiving.

Roderick Avery Fludd, Shorecrest's Director of Diversity and Inclusion, and parent volunteer Catherine Nelke from the International Connections group have partnered to bring the world to Experiential School classrooms through a new Global Readers program.

Do you want to volunteer in the Charger Commons Library this year but haven't been able to attend a training session? An additional training session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 at 10am and Thursday, September 19 at 8:15am. Learn the layout of the new library and our new circulation program!

An introduction to SCA and the 2019-2020 Board.

This summer a SCA volunteer calendar will be sent home to all families listing event dates and opportunities. Please contact Samantha Nevins at volunteer@shorecrest.org for help in finding the right volunteer position for your interests, talents and schedule.

The Shorecrest Community Association hosted an appreciation breakfast to thank all school volunteers for what they did to make the 2018-2019 school year so special. Grandparent Council Chair Donna Gaffney introduced the day’s guest speaker, International and New York Times Bestselling author and Shorecrest parent Ashley Rhodes-Courter and her topic "The importance of volunteerism and giving back." The incoming SCA Board for the 2019-2020 school year was voted on and announced. The volunteer breakfast is also when the annual recipient of the Janet Root Volunteer Service Award is announced each year. Last year’s winner, Corrie Stover ‘90, was there to present the 2018-19 award. Congratulations Anne Dowling and Heather O’Neill as this year’s Janet Root Volunteers of the Year! 

The Big Event Chairs, as well as the SCA Board, would like to thank the following people for their assistance in making Charger Winnings so successful: all Shorecrest teachers / staff who donated their time and items, Sam Soth, Charlene Hosseini, BA Beatty, Annette Eichenbaum and Eve Cline. A special thanks to Catherine Nelke and Heather Delrahim for their time on the class books project.

It's time for some spring cleaning! Help SCA give loved and gently-used children’s books new homes. SCA will start collecting used books on Monday for the annual Oldie Goldie book sale. Collection boxes will be in the hallways of Lower School and in the Middle School breezeway. Used books will be sold to ES and LS students for rock-bottom prices so they can find new literary favorites on the cheap. Proceeds benefit the Shorecrest library.

If you have an interest in serving on the SCA Board for the 2019-20 academic year, or know someone who would be a great fit, nominations and self-nominations are underway! Contact Stacy Conroy at stacyes@gmail.com or 813-944-7951.

Many wonderful people give their time, energy, and effort to Shorecrest each year! If you know of someone whose contributions have been outstanding, please nominate that person for the 2019 Janet Root Volunteer of the Year Award. Without your input, a worthy volunteer might not be considered.

Thank you to Book Fair Co-Chairs Tonya Farkas and Bernice Murphy and all of their helping hands for their extended Book Fair hours this year and helping everyone find just what they need to read!

Even if you missed The Big Event, you still have opportunities to bid online to support the Shorecrest Community Association (SCA)! Charger Winnings are an online auction of events, sign-up parties, and special experiences - many hosted by Shorecrest faculty for students! Also read about fabulous parent sign-up parties hosted by community members. Charger Winnings are open online through March 29! All proceeds benefit the Shorecrest Community Association.

PLEASE SEND IN BOX TOPS BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 for the second submission deadline. The Box Tops for Education program gives 10 cents to Shorecrest for every Box Top collected. We submitted $250 worth of Box Tops for the first submission date!

Do you remember your first day at Shorecrest? Help a new family by providing a friendly face - become a Parent Ambassador!

*Deadline extended* Florida’s iconic pink yard flamingos will be placed in a flock in front of the Janet Root Theatre to represent that our families are unique but we flock together. The flamingos will be on sale until February 1 and are $25 each. All proceeds from the sales of the flamingos go directly to the Shorecrest Community Association.

The Big Event ~ Shorecrest in Wonderland will be held on Friday, March 1 at 7pm at Station House St. Pete, 260 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Limited tickets remain - order yours now! www.shorecrestbigevent.com.